Three Trenton shootings in past two days

Alex Zdan /The TimesTrenton police responded to three shootings over the past two days.

TRENTON—A trio of unrelated shootings occurred in the city over the weekend, leaving two women injured and one man injured and arrested.

The violence began just after midnight on Saturday, when a 23-year old city woman was shot in the left side of her head while smoking a cigarette outside of the bar Peter’s Place on South Broad Street.

The bullet was fired by a male standing across the street, according to Trenton Police Sgt. Anthony Pasqua. Witnesses believe the shooter was a white male with tattoos and had been kicked out of the bar a half hour before the shooting occurred, Pasqua said. He said there doesn’t appear to be any connection between the suspect and the victim.

The woman was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and is now in stable condition, Pasqua said.

About two hours later, another shooting occurred on North Willow Street, when Clarence Semmon was struck by bullets in both of his calves. Semmon was driven to Capital Health by a bystander and is in stable condition, but he was placed under arrest for numerous outstanding warrants during the investigation into the shooting, Pasqua said.

He is currently in custody and is a person of interest in connection to an aggravated assault shooting that occurred in August, Pasqua said.

A third shooting took place Sunday around 4:15 p.m. at the corner of Edgewood Avenue and Bruce Park Drive. Police at the scene would not release any details, but witnesses said they heard several rapid gunshots fired, and that the victim was a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the leg.

Anyone with information is asked to call the confidential tip line at 609-989-3663 or go to www.trentonpolice.com/tips.